AN UNARMED West Midlands Police officer who was shot while on duty
has been offered just pounds 4,400 in compensation, it has been
revealed.

PC Geoff King was on plainclothes duty carrying out routine car
checks in Wolverhampton when Marcus Bailey unleashed a volley of shots
from a powerful Magnum revolver.

The former Royal Marine, now 35, suffered a serious gunshot wound
to the shoulder and underwent a four-hour operation to save his life
following the attack in November 2006.

The Police Federation has branded the compensation offer from the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) as a "miserable
sum".

Paul Snape, deputy chairman of the West Midlands Police Federation,
said: "I haven't spoken to Geoff yet, but his colleagues at
Wolverhampton feel demoralised by it."

Bailey, of Warnford Walk, Wolverhampton, was jailed for life at
Birmingham Crown Court and told he must serve a minimum of 15 years for
the attempted murder of PC King. the CICA said he could not comment on
individual cases.

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